Comments on: Hollywood Binge, Main Street Cringe

By: nepr

nepr — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:59:44 +0000

“Ms. Streisand grew up in Brooklyn…. her mother told her not to pursue a singing career.”

Could it be that her own mother had never heard her sing? Whatever bones one has to pick with Ms Streisand, she's got a once-in-a-century voice.

By: Mike_P

Mike_P — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:51:58 +0000

One small sniggling here, Tony, in an otherwise well written post – It's the Democratic Party, not Democrat. But you're right, the silly bashing of the “Hollywood elite” is ridiculous, especially given it was Republicans who ran Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more recently if less successfully, Fred Thompson for high office. And remembering McCain was in that elite eastern coastal enclave of Miami Beach for a private fundraiser that raked in a cool 5 mil just Monday night. Probably not a lot of long-haul truckers and waitresses in that crowd, I'm guessing.

By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:26:43 +0000

Sorry, but Tony is right. Hollywood, New York and Nashville are in many ways the ultimate in self-made men and women. The ones that manage a long term successful career in today's environment are not only talented but intelligent and hard working. Those who are born and raised there are the minority and that has always been the case. Ed Asner is from Kansas City, Kansas. William Powell was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Kansas City with his family as a teen. Myrna Loy, his best known co-star was from Radersburg, Montana. Johnny Carson was born in Iowa and raised in Nebraska. This “Hollywood elite” that McCain and so many Republicans rail against are people who had the guts to go after what they wanted in life and took a huge gamble to get there. Is that just as true of the people at the many Republican fund raisers held in country clubs across the nation?

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:20:59 +0000

Never mind that Palin and McCain raised $6.1mil from a country club and a shindig in Miami.
http://www.politicalbase.com/profile/Chris%20Br...

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So let's add this up. Obama raised a reported $9 Million last night. But McCain has raised a total of almost $11 Million in 1 week. And yet, McCain wants voters to believe that he's not interested in attending campaign fundraisers; only Obama. Once again McCain's blatant hypocrisy is on full display for everyone to see.

By: roro80

roro80 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:31:59 +0000

Oh, dear no! Not musicians too???? How DARE they have opinions?

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:54:33 +0000

The money from Hollywood? No problem. Obama's hardly out of the race just because Palin surprised so many (and is currently the object of leftist hysteria as well as typical hatred). Scummy behavior, even scummier than usual, by Hollywood playpen lefties (including musicians as well as actors)? Go ahead — you scum are at the forefront of the McCain campaign even if you are too stupid to realize it.

By: roro80

roro80 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:56:38 +0000

I'm glad you brought this up. I always get a little peeved whenever someone says someone is unqualified to have an opinion on a particular issue or candidate, just because that person happens to be famous for something other than politics. Evidently, some people feel that anyone who has made their money by any other profession than entertainment is entitled to use their money/fame/resources for political purposes. That doesn't sit right with me.